Palestinian people's struggle not forgotten

Written by: Ned K. on 7 December 2025

On Sunday 7 December about 1,000 people turned out to a rally and demonstration through the main street of Adelaide to continue their show of support for the Palestinian people.

The chants were ones of solidarity with Palestinians but also ones showing alarm and disgust at the on-going support for the Israeli apartheid state of Israel by the Australian Government and the so-called parliamentary "Opposition" Liberal and National Party Coalition.

There have been much bigger rallies in Adelaide in support of the Palestinian people's struggle for a free, independent Palestine. However, given the bombardment in the mainstream (false) news bulletins that Trump had ended the armed attacks of the Israel Defense Force against Palestinians, and given the time of the year approaching the holiday season, the turnout of 1,000 people was amazing.

Many young people and Palestinian Australians took part, undermining the false reports that the rallies for Palestinians are only attended by "hardline lefties" and students looking for something to protest about.

One of the speakers spoke for the first time. He was a Palestinian Australian engineer who migrated to Australia 30 years ago. He told the people that he had firsthand phone conversations with Palestinians living in Gaza. They told him not a day went by without Israeli soldiers killing civilians in Gaza, including children and that the situation was grim for Palestinians facing the cold winter. Some children were sleeping on damp ground inside makeshift tents, a far different reality from the Australian Prime Minister's $3,000 a night luxury lodge honeymoon suite in a luxury lodge on Kangaroo Island!

The rally and speeches ended with a chant of "We'll be back" meaning that people's support for Palestinians and demands on the Australian Government to take action against Israeli genocide will not go away as 2026 draws nearer.

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